12-letter words containing d, a, r, t, l
- stranglehold — Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
- stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
- subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
- table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
- talmud torah — (in Europe) a community-supported Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
- tetradactyly — the condition of having four fingers or toes
- the cold war — the period (1945-91) of cold war between the Soviet Union and its Communist allies and the U.S. and its non-Communist allies
- the old dart — England
- the red flag — a socialist song, written by James Connell (1852–1929), Irish political activist, in 1889
- theory-laden — (of an expression) capable of being understood only within the context of a specific theory, as for example superego, which requires the apparatus of Freudian theory in explanation
- three-valued — of or relating to propositions having a value other than truth or falsity.
- thunderflash — a pyrotechnic device which is noisy, but not dangerous, and which is used in military exercises
- tidal energy — energy obtained by harnessing tidal power
- tiger lizard — either of two lacertid lizards, Nucras intertexta and N. tessellata, of southern Africa, having a gray or brown body marked with black spots and bars.
- to draw lots — If people draw lots to decide who will do something, they each take a piece of paper from a container. One or more pieces of paper is marked, and the people who take marked pieces are chosen.
- tornado belt — the part of the U.S. in which tornadoes occur most frequently, roughly the area within a 500-mile (805-km) radius of southern Missouri.
- trabeculated — having trabeculae, transversely barred
- trade dollar — a silver coin of the U.S., containing slightly more silver than the standard dollar, issued from 1873 to 1885 for trade with Asia.
- trade school — a high school giving instruction chiefly in the skilled trades.
- tradespeople — people engaged in trade, esp shopkeepers
- transdialect — to translate (speech, writing, etc.) into a different dialect.
- translucidus — (of a cloud) sufficiently transparent as not to obscure the sun, moon, or higher clouds.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- trial docket — docket (def 1).
- trial period — time during which sth can be evaluated
- trial-docket — Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
- tropicalised — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- tropicalized — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- truk islands — a group of islands in the W Pacific, in the E Caroline Islands: administratively part of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from 1947; became self-governing in 1979 as part of the Federated States of Micronesia; consists of 11 chief islands; a major Japanese naval base during World War II. Pop: 53 381 (2006). Area: 130 sq km (50 sq miles)
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- tuberculated — bearing tubercles, knobbly projections or excrescences
- ultradistant — extremely distant
- ultramundane — outside or beyond the earth or the orbits of the planets.
- ultraradical — extremely radical, esp having radical political ideas
- ultrarefined — having been refined exceptionally well or thoroughly
- un-liberated — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- uncalibrated — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- uncelebrated — not celebrated or marked by festivities; unremarked
- uncirculated — to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.
- uncorrelated — to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection: to correlate expenses and income.
- uncreditable — of ignoble character
- undeliberate — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- underblanket — a blanket placed under a bottom sheet
- underlayment — material laid between a subfloor and a finish floor of linoleum, asphalt tile, etc.
- undertakable — able to be undertaken
- undeterrable — to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers.
- undulate ray — a species of ray (Raja undulata), found on the southern coasts of the British Isles
- unelaborated — not elaborated
- unenthralled — not enthralled or charmed; uncaptivated
- unformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.